UnHack with Drex DeFord

UnHack (the News): The Digital Identity and Tool Overload Crisis with George Pappas

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June 30, 2025: George Pappas, CEO of Intraprise Health by Health Catalyst, joins Drex for the news. They discuss a new H-ISAC white paper and the North Korean catfish issues, speculating on how you can verify identity in a world of AI. Can AI solve the very problems it creates? The most revealing discussion centers on a startling industry survey: nearly half of security leaders now spend more time babysitting their tools than actually defending their organizations. Join the discussion around whether our approach to cybersecurity has become counterproductive.
Key Points:
  • 01:29 AI and Digital Identity in Cybersecurity
  • 10:56 Nationwide Recovery Services Breach
  • 17:36 Survey Insights: Tool Management
  • 22:01 Cybersecurity Risks to Business Language

    • News Articles: 
    • Artificial Intelligence and Digital Identity: A CISO’s Guide to Implementing Advanced Technologies to Fight Cyber Attacks and Fraud
    • UChicago Medicine breaks ties with vendor after data breach
    • Global State of Security Report Reveals Critical Need for Connected Security Operations

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